turkey vulture: Meaning and Definition of

tur'key vul"ture

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a blackish-brown vulture, Cathartes aura, from the southern U.S. to South America, having a bare, wrinkled, red head and neck. Also calledSee illus. under
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